1919. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 5 The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on the original reso­ Let T.hy blessing descend upon the Speaker of this House lution. and the Representatives of the people that he may guide with The resolution was agreed to. a firm and strong hand its 1\Iembers to the highest and best George A. Sanderson, escorted by James M:. Baker, appeared solution of the great questions at home and abroad; that its· at the Vice President's <lesk, and the oath of office was adminis­ acts may be to the best interests of all concerned and redound tered to him by the Vice Pre ident. - ' to the glory of the living God, our Heavenly Father. Mr. LODGE. Mr. President, acting under the same order, I Since the Sixty-fifth Congress passed into history two of its offer the resolution which I send to the desk. Members who had been elected to serve in this Congress have The VICE PRESIDENT. The resolution (S. Res. 6) was r-ead been called to the larger life. Their work well done, strong as follows: friendships formed, their going brings sadness to many hearts. Resolvecl, That David S. Barry, of Rhode Island, be., and he is ber-eby, 'Ve pray for those who knew and loved them, especially their elected Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. respective families, that they may be comforted by the eternal Mr. 1\IARTIN. l\1r. President, I send to the desk an amend­ hope of the immortality of the soul. This we ask in the name of ment to that re ·olution. Him who died and.rose again. Amen. The VICE PRESIDENT. The .amendment -will be stated. PROCLAMATION OF '!'HE PRESIDENT. The SECRETARY. It is proposed as an amendment to strike out the words" David S. Barry, of Rhode Island," and to insert The CLERK. The Clerk \Till read the proclamation of the in lieu thereof the word "Charles P. Higgins, of lli souri" President. The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on the amendment The Clerk read as follows : offered by the Senator from Virginia. BY THE PRESIDENT OF ~HE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-A PROCLAMATION. The amendment was rejected. Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the United The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on the adoption of States should be convened in extra ses. ion at 12 o'clock noon the original resolution. on the 19th dfly of May, 1919, to receive such communication The resolution was a!!reed to. as may be made by the Executive: Now, therefore, l\fr. LODGE. I offer, under the same order, the r-esolution I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of .America, which I send to the desk. do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion The resolution o(S. Res. 7) was read, considered, and agreed to, requires the Congress 'Of the United States to convene in extra ns follows: session at the Capitol, in the District of Columbia, on the 19tb Resolved, Th1.t Carl A: Loeffier, of Pennsylvania, IJe, and be is hereby, clay of l\Iay, 1919, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who clect(:ld As:3istant Doorkeeper of the Senate, and that Thomas W. Keller, 4>f West Virginia, be, and he is hecreby, chosen Acting Assistant Door­ shall at that time be entitled to act as Members thereof are 'k\eper of the Senate. hereby required to take notice. l\fr. LODGE. I offer the resolution which I send to the desk Given under my band and the seal of the United. States ot an<l for which I ask immediate consideration. America the 7th day -of May, in the year of our Lord 1919 and There olution (8. Res. 8) was read, considered, and agreed to, of the independence of the Un1ted States the one hundred and a. follO\YS : forty-third. Resolved, That the President of the United States ana the House of [SEAL.] WOODROW WILSON. R€·presentatives be notified of the election of Ron. ABERT B. CUMMINS, .a By the President: Senator from the , 'tate of Iowa.. as President of the Senate pro tempore, nnd George A. l:ianderson, o.f lllinois, as Secretary of the Senate. RoBERT LANsr ~o, HOUR OF DAILY MEETING. Secretary of State. l\fr. LODGE submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 9), CALL {)'F THE ROLL BY STATES. which was read, considered, and agreed to : 'l'lle CLERK. The Clerk wm call the roll of the House by Resolved, That the .hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be 12 States to ascertain if there is a quorum present. o'clock meridian until otherwise ordered. The Clerk called the roll, .and tlle following l\Iembers elect an­ DEATH OF BEPRESENTATIVE ·JOHN LAWSON BUBNETT- swered to their names ; Mr. BA-'NTillEAD. Mr. President, I send to the desk resolu­ .ALA.BAM.A. John McDuffie. J. Thomas Heflin. tions for which I ask immediate consideration. I give notice S. Hubert Dent, jr. William B. Oliver. that at some future date I shall ask the Senate to set apart a Henry B. Steagall. William B. Bankhead. time for the purpose of paying tribute to the memory of the Fred L. Blackmon. ueceased Representativ~. ARIZO~.A. Carl Hayqen. Th~ resolutions (S. Res. 10) were read, considered by unani­ mous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as follows: ARKANSAS. William A. Olllfiel<l. Samuel M. Taylor. Resolved, That the Senate bas heard with deep sensibi.Iity the an­ John N. Tillman. William S. QQodwin. nouncement of the death of Hon. JOHN LAWSON BURNETT, late a Repre­ Otis Wingo. sentative from the State of Alabama. CALIFORNIA. Resolved, That the 'Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives. Clarence F. Lea. II. E . Barbour. John E. Raker. Hugh S. Hersman. Mr. BANKHEAD. As a further mark of respect to the mem­ Charles F. Curry. Charles H. Randall. ory of the deceased Representative, I move that the Senate do John I. Nolan. Henry Z. Osborne. now adjourn. John A. Elston. William Kettner. OOL'ORADO. The motion was unanimously agt·eecl to ; and (at ~2 o'clock William N. Vaile. Guy W. Hardy. and 50 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Charles B. Timberlake. ~dward T. Taylor. Tuesday, l\Iay 20, 1919, at 12 o'c~ock meridian. CONNECTICUT. Augustine Lonergan. Schuyler Merritt. Richard P. Freeman. James P. Glynn. John Q. Tilson. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DELAWARE. MoNDAY, lllay 19,1919. Caleb R. Layton. FLORIDA. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Herbert J. Drane. John H. Smithwick. This being the day fixed in the proclamation of the President Frank Clark. William J. Sears. for the assembling of the first session of the Sixty-sixth Con­ GEORGIA. gress, the Clerk of the last House, Mr. South Trimble, called James W. Overstreet. James W. Wise. Frank Parks. Charles H. Brand. the House to order. Charles R. Crisp. Thomas M. Bell. The Chaplain of the House of Representatives of the Sixty­ W. C. Wright. Carl Vinson. fifth Congress, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the follow­ William D. Upshaw. William C. Lankford~ ing prayer: IDAHO. Father in Heaven, once more in the swift flight of time Thou Burton L. French. hast brought us to a new Congress, now convened in extraordi­ ILLINOIS. nary session by the President of the United States of America. Martin B. Madden. Carl R. Cbindbloom. Under the changed conditions in human events the call is im­ James R. Mann. Ira C. Copley. William W. Wilson. Charles E. Fuller. perative and will tax the ingenuity and statesmanship of its John W. Rainey John C. McKenzie. Members. Great are the problems confronting it. Questions Adolph J. Sabath. William J. Graham. of moment wait upon it for solution. Hence \ve pray f-or Thy James McAndrews. Edward .T. King. Niels Juul. Clifford Ireland. wisdom to guide it. Thy ·strength to sustain it, Thy courage •.rbomas Gallagher. Frank L. Smith. to inspire it to deliberate yet speedy action. }j~red A. Britten. Joseph G. Cannon. 6 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. J\IAY 19, Fiorello H. LaGuardia. .TamPs S. Parker. William B. McKinley. Thomas S. Williams. Edward E. Denison. Peter J. Hooling. Frank Crowther. Henry T. Rainey. Thomas F. Smith. B crtra nrl II.• nell. Loren E. Whe ler. William E. Mason. Lut her W. 1.fott . Uichard Yates. Herbert C. Pel!. William A. Hollenberg. .John F. Carew. H omer P. ' uy(ler. E. ll. Brooks. Joseph Rowan. William H. Hill. I~DIANA. Isaac Siegel. Walter W. Magee. 0. H. Luhring. Albert H. Vestal. .Jerome F. Donovan. Norma n J. Gould. Oscar E . Bland. Fred S. Parnell. Anthony J. Griffin. Alan on n. Houghton. .T. W. Dunbar. William R. Wood. Richard F. McKiniry. Thomas B. Dunn. .T. S. Benham. Milton Kraus . .Tames V. Ganly. Archie D. Sanders. Everett Sanders. Louis W. Fairfield. James W. Husted. S. Wallace Dempsey. Richard N. Elliott. A. J. Hickey. Edmund Platt. Clarence MacGregor. Merrill Moores. Charles B. Waril. .Tame. M. 1\lead. IOWA. Rollin B. Sanford. Daniel Reed. Charles A. K ennedy. Cas ius C. Dowell. Horace M. Towner. NOR'l'H CAllOLlN<\. Harry E. Hull. flannibal L. Godwin. Burton E. Sweet. William R. Green. .John H. Small. Claude Kit('hin. Leonidas D. Robinson. Gilbert N. Haugen. ~. JD.D~~~!~qn. Robert L. Doughton. James W. Good. S. M. Brinson. C. William Ramseyer. Edward W. Pou. Edwin Y. Webb. KANSAS. Charles M. Stedman. Zeb Weaver . Daniel R. .Anthony, jr. .Tames G. Strong. NORTH DAKOTA. Edward C. Little. Hayes B. White. John M. Baer. .T. H. Sinclair.